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Lin Chen is currently a Research Assistant Professor with the University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
His research interests include blockchain, stochastic
optimization, parameterized algorithms, and complexity. Contact him at chenlin198662@gmail.com.

7. Y. Lootsma, "From fintech to regtech: The possible use
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Zhimin Gao is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow with
the University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA. His
research interests include blockchain, high performance computing, and cloud computing. Contact
him at mtion@msn.com.
Larry Carranco is currently working toward the
undergraduate degree at the Computer Science
Department, University of Houston, Houston, TX,
USA. His research interests include blockchain and
supply chain. Contact him at lcarranco@gmail.com.

11. D. Puthal, N. Malik, S. P. Mohanty, E. Kougianos, and
C. Yang, "The blockchain as a decentralized security
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Lei Xu is currently an Assistant Professor with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. His research interests include blockchain, cloud security, and applied
cryptography. Contact him at xuleimath@gmail.com.

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Xinxin Fan is currently the Chief Cryptography Officer with IoTeX. His research interesting include cryptography and blockchain technology. Contact him at
xinxin@iotex.io.
Nolan Shah is currently working toward the undergraduate degree at the Computer Science Department, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA. His
research interests include blockchain, machine
learning, and VoIP security. Contact him at nolanshah212@gmail.com.
Nour Diallo is currently working toward the master's degree at the Computer Science Department,
University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA. His
research interests include blockchain and mobile
payment. Contact him at noudiallo@gmail.com.
Weidong (Larry) Shi is currently an Associate
Professor with the University of Houston, Houston,
TX, USA. He is involved in Borders, Trade, and Immigration Institute and he is the organizer of Houston's
meetup group on blockchain. Contact him at
wshi3@central.uh.edu.

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